17Dirty DC, the AC/DC tribute to play the Waterfront, Norwich on 02 October 2021, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

16Sam Smith, very special livestream announced from the iconic Abbey Road Studios on 30 October 2020, tickets on sale Thursday (08 October) at 9am from Ticketmaster

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15Tramlines, the event will take place at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield on 23-25 July 2021, tickets on sale now from Gigantic

14Astrid S, rescheduled shows confirmed for November 2021,

Manchester The Deaf Institute, 07 Nov
Glasgow The Garage, 08
London O2 Academy Islington, 10

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13Lost Horizons, the duo will be live at Scala, London on 19 October 2021, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

12Ben Caplan, new show at the Komedia Studio Bar, Brighton on 07 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic See Tickets

11Just the Tonic Comedy Club With Ed Byrne, the event will take place at the Metronome, Nottingham on 28 November 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb

10Just the Tonic Nottingham with Sara Pascoe, plus Nathon Caton, Jessica Fostekew & Freddie Quinne at the Metronome, Nottingham on 10 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

9Angie McMahon, due to popular demand a global re-screening of Angie McMahon’s Online Solo ‘Piano Salt’ Concert with support from Jensen McRae is now available for 24hrs only, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

8David Gray, rescheduled dates announced for the White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour in September 2021,

Belfast The SSE Arena, 07 Sept
Dublin 3Arena, 09
Dublin 3Arena, 10
Dublin 3Arena, 11
Bournemouth International Centre, 13
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 14
Birmingham Resorts World Arena, 15
Leeds First Direct Arena, 17
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, 18
Glasgow SSE Hydro, 19
London The O2, 21

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7Rick Wakeman: The Even Grumpier Old Christmas Show, rescheduled dates confirmed for 2021 + new socially distanced London show announced for this November,

London The Palladium, 27 Nov 2020
Basingstoke The Anvil, 28 Nov 2021
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 01 Dec
Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion, 03
High Wycombe Swan Theatre, 04
Dorking Halls, 05
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 06
Birmingham Town Hall, 09
Southampton Central Hall, 11
Salisbury City Hall, 12
Southend Palace Theatre, 14
Manchester Bridgewater Hall, 15
Gateshead Sage, 16
Middlesbrough Town Hall, 17
Edinburgh Queens Hall, 18
Bradford St George’s Hall, 20
Hull City Hall, 21

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6Sprints, the Dublin punks to play UK shows in spring 2021,

Galway Roisin Dubh, 22 April
Dublin The Grand Social, 23
Limerick Kasbah, 24
Liverpool Sound City, 30 (Supporting The Murder Capital)
Newcastle Surf Cafe, 01 May
Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s, 03
Manchester The Castle Hotel, 06
London The Waiting Room, 07
Bristol Rough Trade, 09
Southampton Heartbreakers, 11
Sheffield Sidney & Matilida, 12

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5LA Priest, rescheduled show at The Grand Social, Dublin on 12 June 2021, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

4Feeder, plus very special guests will perform at the Academy, Manchester on 28 May 2021 to celebrate the venues 30th anniversary, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from Gigantic Ticketmaster Ticketweb See Tickets

3Little Mix, extra dates added to The Confetti Tour in Nottingham & Liverpool,

Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, 18 May
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, 26

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280’s Live, rescheduled show at Indigo at The O2, London on 18 November 2021, tickets on sale now from here (Original tickets remain valid)

1Aled Jones, the UK Cathedral Tour has been rescheduled to spring 2021 featuring Carly Paoli,

Isle Of Man Douglas Gaiety Theatre, 23 April
Paisley Abbey, 01 May
Manchester Monastery, 04
Bangor Cathedral, 05
Pembrokeshire St David’s Cathedral, 07
St Asaph Cathedral, 08
Nottingham St Mary’s Church, 10
Winchester Cathedral, 11
Guildford Cathedral, 12
Cardiff Llandaff Cathedral, 14
Portsmouth Cathedral, 15
St Albans Cathedral, 17
Rockester Cathedral, 18
Exeter Cathedral, 19
Coventry Cathedral, 21
Lichfield Cathedral, 22
Hereford Cathedral, 24
Liverpool Cathedral, 25
Beverley Minster, 26
Wakefield Cathedral, 28
Ely Cathedral, 29
Chelmsford Cathedral, 01 June
Bristol Cathedral, 02
Wells Cathedral, 03
Dublin National Concert Hall, 10

Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

Omid Djalili, the multi award-winning comedian and actor is hitting the road with the Good Times Tour in 2021/2022,

Bradford Alhambra, 30 April
Warrington Parr Hall, 01 May
Salford Quays The Lowry, 02
Birmingham Symphony Hall, 04
Harrogate Theatre, 06
London Eventim Apollo, 08
Hull City Hall, 26
Redhill Harlequin Theatre, 05 June
Norwich Theatre Royal, 08
Poole Lighthouse, 11
Stevenage Gordon Craig Theatre, 25
Ispwich Regent Theatre, 26
Maidenhead Norden Farm, 02-03 July
Blackpool Grand Theatre, 08
Bishop Sortford Rhodes Arts Complex, 10
Redditch Palace Theatre, 14
Hertford Theatre, 17
Bristol Redgrave Theatre, 19-21
Pocklington Old Station, 22
Worthing Assembly Hall, 09 Sept
Didcot Corner Arts Theatre, 15-16
Masham Town Hall, 18-19
Telford Oakengate Theatre, 22
London Wilcots Centre, 25
Bracknell South Hill Park, 29
Epsom Playhouse, 30
Spalding South Holland Centre, 01 Oct
Maidstone Hazlitt Theatre, 02
Lincoln Theatre Royal, 03
Brighton Theatre Royal, 05
Dorking Halls, 07
Middlesex The Beck Theatre, 08
Lytham St Annes Lowther Pavilion, 12
Woking New Victoria Theatre, 13
Wellingborough Castle Theatre, 14
Wimborne Tivoli Theatre, 15
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, 19
Radlett Centre, 21
London Cadogan Hall, 23
Camberley Surrey, 28
Weston-Super-Mare Playhouse, 29
Hereford Courtyard, 30
Truro Hall, 31
Lancaster Grand Theatre, 04 Nov
Chester StoryHouse, 05
Crewe Lyceum Theatre, 06
Loughborough Town Hall, 09
York Grand Theatre, 10
Aldershot Princes Theatre, 11
Eastleigh Point, 12
Dorking Halls, 13
Crawley Hawth, 17
Guildford G Live, 18
Croydon Fairfield Halls Concert Hall, 19
Catham Theatre, 20
Southend Cliffs Pavilion, 27
Leeds Town Hall, 30
Tewkesbury Roses Theatre, 02 Dec
Bath Forum, 03
Farnham Maltings, 17
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, 27 Jan 2022
St Albans Arena, 28-29
Finchley Arts Depot, 03 Feb
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre, 04
Swindon Wyvern Theatre, 05
Inverness Eden Court, 06
Perth Concert Hall, 07
Aberdeen Music Hall, 08
Newcastle Tyne Theatre, 09
Dunstable Grove, 10
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 11
Chesterfield Winding Wheel, 12
Barrow In Furness The Forum, 16
Coventry Warwick Arts Theatre, 17
Chelmsford Civic Theatre, 18
London Shepherds Bush Empire, 19
Yeovil Octagon Theatre, 24
Cardiff St Davids Hall, 25
Swansea Grand Hall, 26
Colchester Charter Hall, 04 March
Nottingham Playhouse, 05
Lowestoft Marina Theatre, 11
Dartford Orchard Theatre, 12
Bury St Edmunds Apex, 15-16
Basingstoke Haymarket, 18
Worthing Pavilion, 19
Leicester De Montfort Hall, 25
Isle Of Wight Shanklin Theatre, 26
Reading Hexagon, 02 April
Barnstaple Queens Theatre, 03
Torquay Babbacombe Theatre, 04
Salisbury City Hall, 05
Cheltenham Town Hall, 06
Exeter Corn Exchange, 07
Peterborough The Cresset, 08
Liverpool The Auditorium/Echo Arena, 15
Burnley Mechanics, 22
Northampton Royal & Derngate, 23

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Bill Bailey, the comedian confirms the En Route To Normal UK tour for December 2021,

Plymouth Pavilions, 12-13 Dec
Bournemouth BIC, 14
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 15
Bournmeouth BIC, 16
Leeds First Direct Arena, 18
Hull Bonus Arena, 19
Newcastle Utilita Arena, 20
Birmingham Arena, 21
Manchester AO Arena, 22
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, 23
London The SSE Arena Wembley, 26

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Creed Bratton, the actor & musician from The Office US returns to the UK in 2021 for an evening of music & comedy,

Belfast Limelight 2, 08 May
Cardiff The Globe, 11
Bristol The Fleece, 13
Southampton Engine Rooms, 14
London The Garage, 15
York Barbican, 16
Liverpool Royal Philharmonic Hall, 17
Glasgow Old Fruitmarket, 18
Leeds Warehouse, 19
Glasgow St Lukes, 21
Sheffield The Foundry, 22
Birmingham The Mill, 23

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Diamond Head, plus special guests Rock Goddess confirm new live dates for April 2021,

Stoke On Trent Eleven Music Venue, 22 April
Bournemouth Madding Crowd, 23
Chester The Live Rooms, 24
Swansea Patti Pavilion, 25
Cambridge Junction, 27
Nottingham Rescue Rooms, 28
Milton Keynes The Craufurd Arms, 30
London Eventim Apollo, 01 May
Glasgow Barrowlands, 02
Manchester O2 Apollo, 03
Newcastle The Cluny, 05
Edinburgh Bannermans Bar, 06
Blackpool The Waterloo Music Bar, 07
Wolverhampton KKs Steel Mill, 08

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Tuesday’s Updates…

27Bird On the Wire – The Songs of Leonard Cohen, the virtual event will take place on 07 October 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster

26Carrie Baxter, rescheduled show at Whelans, Dublin on 15 April 2021, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster (Original tickets remain valid)

25Róisín Murphy, global livestream event announced on 14 November 2020, tickets on sale Thursday (08 October) from here

24Motionless In White, one-off livestream announced performing ‘Creatures’ in its entirety on 18 October 2020, tickets on sale now from here

23Kiana Ledé, rescheduled shows confirmed for May 2021,

Manchester Club Academy, 23 May
London Electric Brixton, 24

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22Pitbull, two special livestream shows announced on 10 & 17 October 2020, tickets on sale now from here

21Mary Black, the singer and her all-star band will return to Vicar Street, Dublin on 17 June 2021, tickets ons sale now from Ticketmaster

20Eric Clapton, the legendary guitarist has confirmed his only UK shows for next year at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 14, 17 & 18 May 2021, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from Eventim AXS Ticketmaster

19Sophie Ellis-Bextor, extra dates added to the Kitchen Disco Tour 2021,

Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, 05 May
Newcastle O2 City Hall, 06
Basingstoke The Anvil, 11
Bath The Forum, 14

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18The Show Must Go On! Live, with cast performances from Mamma Mia!, Six The Musical, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical & more at the Palace Theatre, London on 13-15 November 2020, tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster See Tickets

17Rag’N’Bone Man, + very special guest John Newman + Will & The People will be live at Kenwood House, London on 20 June 2021, tickets on sale Thursday (22 October) at 9am from AXS Ticketmaster

16Metz, the Canadian punk rock trio confirm new UK shows for next year,

Bristol Fleece, 15 Sept
Manchester YES, 16
Glasgow Stereo Cafe, 17
Blackpool Bootleg Social, 18
Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 19
Brighton Green Door Store, 21
London Scala, 22
Brighton Green Door Store, 23

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15The Comedy Store, new acts set to perform including Bridget Christie, Eddie Izzard, Ed Byrne, Nina Conti & Sara Pascoe at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, London on 23, 24, 30, 31 October 2020, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from Ticketmaster

14Penn & Teller, the duo will celebrate their 45th anniversary as The Kings of Magic with The First Final UK Tour in June 2021,

Manchester O2 Apollo, 13 June
Birmingham The Alexandra, 17
London Eventim Apollo, 22-27

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13American Express Presents BST Hyde Park 2021: Pearl Jam, the US rock titans confirm two headline shows with Pixies & IDLES + more artists to be announced at Hyde Park, London in summer 2021,

Pixies, 09 July
IDLES, 10

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12Gary Barlow, the Take That star is hitting the road on a solo UK & Ireland tour in June 2021 plus special guest Beverley Knight,

Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, 02 June
Newcastle Utilita Arena, 04
Sheffield FlyDSA Arena, 05
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 07
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 08
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, 09
Leeds First Direct Arena, 11
Manchester AO Arena, 12
Aberdeen P&J Arena, 15
Glasgow The SSE Hydro, 16
Birmingham Utilita Arena, 18
Belfast SSE Arena, 21
Dublin 3Arena, 22
London The O2, 24
London The O2, 25

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11Olly Murs, the British singer has announced the Summer Tour 2021,

Swansea Singleton Park, 05 June
Belfast Botanic Gardens, 07
Cork The Marquee, 08
London Royal Hospital Chelsea, 10
London Royal Hospital Chelsea, 11
Telford QEII Arena, 26
Cornwall The Wyldes, 02 July
Kent The Hop Farm, 03
Exeter Powderham Castle, 08
Scarborough Open Air Theatre, 10
Leeds Harewood House, 11
New Milton Chewton Glen, 13
Norwich Blickling Estate, 14
Bath Royal Crescent, 15
Haydock Park Racecourse, 17
Warwick Castle, 20
Cardiff Caslte, 21
Bitts Park Castle, 23
Edinburgh Castle, 25
Bedford Park, 29
Newmarket Racecourse, 30
Colwyn Stadiwm Zip World, 13 Aug
Newbury Racecourse, 14
Darlington Arena, 28
Colchester Castle Park, 29

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10Squeeze, the British pop group will headline the first socially distanced show at The O2, London on 05 December 2020, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from AXS

9Forest Live – Rag’n’Bone Man, the British singer-songwriter announces new shows for summer 2021,

Glouchestershire Westonbirt Arboretum, 10 June
Staffordshire Cannock Chase Forest, 11
Suffolk Thetford Forest, 17

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8Bowling For Soup, the US pop punk band will bring the Surf The UK Tour to coastal towns in May 2021,

Blackpool Empress, 01 May
Grimsby Auditorium, 02
Scarborough Spa, 03
Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion, 04
Margate Winter Gardens, 05
Bournemouth O2 Academy, 06
Swansea Brangwyn Hall, 07
Riviera International Centre, 08

Tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from AXS Ticketmaster

7Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls, the Penetration & Invisible Girls singer-songwriter will perform a string of special UK shows in spring 2021,

Nottingham Rock City, 28 April
Glasgow Barrowland, 01 May
Manchester Academy 2, 03
Cambridge Junction, 05
Gateshead Sage 2, 06
London Tabernacle, 08

Tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from AXS Ticketmaster

6Kodaline, the Irish rock band announce the Wherever You Are UK tour for May/June 2021,

Oxford O2 Academy, 17 May
Cambridge Corn Exchange, 18
Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion, 19
Birmingham O2 Academy, 21
Nottingham Rock City, 22
Manchester Albert Hall, 23
Newcastle O2 Academy, 25
Glasgow Barrowland, 26
Leeds O2 Academy, 27
Norwich UEA, 29
Bristol O2 Academy, 30
Southampton O2 Guildhall, 01 June
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, 02

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5RuPaul’s Drag Race, new show at the Open Air Theatre, Scarborough on 20 June 2021, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 9am from Ticketmaster

4Olly Murs, new show at the Open Air Theatre, Scarborough on 10 July 2021, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 9am from Ticketmaster

3Nile Rodgers, new show at the Open Air Theatre, Scarborough on 20 August 2021, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 9am from Ticketmaster

2Alfie Templeman, the rising indie star has announced the Forever Isn’t Long Enough UK Tour for spring 2021,

Leeds Brudenell Social Club, 22 April
Bristol Rough Trade, 25
Glasgow King Tuts, 26
Manchester Night & Day, 28
Nottingham The Bodega, 29
London The Camden Assembly, 04 May

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1Ricky Gervais, new SuperNature warm up show announced at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, London on 27 October 2020, tickets on sale Friday (09 October) at 10am from Ticketmaster

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